Storage Media

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Storage MediumDEFINITION: In computers, a storage medium is any technology (including devices and materials) used to place, keep, and retrieve data. A medium is an element used in communicating a message; on a storage medium, the "messages" - in the form of data - are suspended for use when needed. The plural form of this term is storage media. Although the term storage includes both primary storage (memory), a storage medium
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EGUIDE:
Access this expert E-Guide to learn about designing a redundant backup solution and transitioning from tape to a disk backup appliance. Read on to explore the evolving case for disk-based backup.

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT:
In this transcript of a Jon Toigo video, learn about tape's usefulness in areas like disaster recovery and archiving, and learn about options for tape encryption and best practices for optimizing your tape performance.

EZINE:
Our final issue of Storage Magazine Online in 2012 features one of our most popular annual columns: Hot Technologies for Next Year. Explore this month's cover story, in which our team of editors team up to tell you the six technologies to watch in 2013 - and why they should be on your radar if they're not already.

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT:
After a few years of waning usage, tape technology is making a comeback with archiving. Find out why by checking out this transcript of Jon Toigo's presentation on tape for active archiving.

EZINE:
Our final issue of Storage Magazine Online in 2012 features one of our most popular annual columns: Hot Technologies for Next Year. Explore this month’s cover story, in which our team of editors team up to tell you the six technologies to watch in 2013 - and why they should be on your radar if they’re not already.

EGUIDE:
This expert SearchDisasterRecovery.com E-Guide, featuring ESG Senior Analyst Terri McClure, discusses tape's future, including the latest innovations in tape. Check it out to explore cloud-based data protection and disaster recovery approaches, and discover the five crucial "R"s to address during a crisis.

WHITE PAPER:
Find proof that tape isn't dead by checking out this research conducted by The 451 Group, a leading global analyst and data company. This October, 2012 white paper contains the findings of The 451 Group's recent visit to IBM's research facility in Zurich and presents 451 Research's opinion of IBM's innovations and activities in the tape space.

WHITE PAPER:
This paper introduces an emerging unified scale-out solution purpose-built to provide an adaptable, always-on storage infrastructure for virtualized environments. Read on to learn what this approach to scale-out could mean for your company and its data.

WHITE PAPER:
In this paper, explore how solid-state storage (SSS) can help narrow the gap between server and storage performance. View now to explore the different types of SSS and the benefits of each.

CASE STUDY:
The goal was to build a cost effective and efficient microsite. They ended-up with a no-frills, high-performance microsite to deliver complicated geospatial applications that can in effect "quilt" different pieces of imagery into a cohesive mosaic that everyone can access. Read now to learn more.

WHITE PAPER:
The creation of the Dell Services Oracle Practice builds on the long and successful relationship between Dell and Oracle - a collaboration that can offer significant benefits to organizations running Oracle software on Dell hardware. Read this article for more.

EGUIDE:
To help you make the right data archiving decision, we've collected our top tips, tutorial and podcasts on long-term data archiving. Whether you are choosing data archiving software, considering cloud archiving, or are a small business, we have the answers for you here.

CASE STUDY:
James Cook University needed to replace ageing storage systems that held vital student, administration and business applications. In order to get enterprise-level performance and availability that could keep up with the exponential growth of the university's data needs, they turned to IBM.

WHITE PAPER:
In support of the launch of the new SMB focused VNXe unified storage systems, EMC recently announced sweeping enhancements and additions to its award winning Velocity Solutions Provider Program. Access the IDC report now to further details.

ANALYST REPORT:
In today’s challenging business environment a more highly optimized approach to IT sprawl is required and reducing storage complexity is a major hurdle. EMC’s new VNXe series storage system in conjunction with the company’s Unisphere storage management are designed to improve “usability” in storage solutions for SMBs.

ANALYST REPORT:
In support of the launch of the new SMB focused VNXe unified storage systems EMC recently announced sweeping enhancements and additions to its award winning Velocity Solutions Provider Program. Access the IDC report now to further details.

WHITE PAPER:
This paper examines trends and customer requirements in storage regarding data deduplication and details how HP is best positioned to deliver highly efficient deduplication solutions based on its StoreOnce deduplication technology.

STORAGE MEDIA DEFINITION (continued): In computers, a storage medium is any technology (including devices and materials) used to place, keep, and retrieve data. A medium is an element used in communicating a message; on a storage medium, the "messages" - in the form of data - are suspended for use when needed. The plural form of this term is storage media. Although the term storage includes both primary storage (memory), a storage medium usually means a place to hold secondary storage such as that on a hard disk or tape. Storage media can be arranged for access in many ways. Some well-known arrangements include:A redundant array of independent disks (RAID)Network-attached storageA storage area networkStorage Media definition sponsored by SearchStorage.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary

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